There’s Nothing Wrong With Freezing Accounts Of #EndSARS Campaigners – Akeredolu

Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has come out to say that he does not see anything wrong with freezing the bank accounts of some #EndSARS campaigners.

He revealed this recently during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.

According to him, this is not the first time it will happen, so if your account was frozen, simply justify why the money was there in the first place.

He added that if certain monies are made available to fund hoodlums to destroy things, the government cannot fold its arms and do nothing.

His words, “Accounts are frozen. Is that the first time it’s done? If your account was frozen, you justify why the money was there.

“You come and explain what use you have put this money. It will be explained, people will know, and the account will be defrozen.”

“If you know that money went from some accounts that people believe this could not have been issue of #EndSARS; or more or less, can anybody be using that money to fund hoodlums to destroy things. And you think government should fold its arms? No.”

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The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is a Nigerian Police Force unit under the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Anthony Ogbizi. Since 2012, SARS has come under controversy for being linked to acts of extortion, torture, framing and blackmail.

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad was founded in 1992 by former police commissioner Simeon Danladi Midenda. The major reason SARS was formed was when Col. Rindam, a Nigerian Army Colonel was killed by police officers at a checkpoint in Lagos.

SARS is one of the 14 units in the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department which was established to detain, investigate and prosecute people involved in crimes like armed robbery, kidnapping and other forms of crimes.

During its formation the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was known to operate covertly. SARS operatives were not allowed to wear police uniform, publicly carry guns or have walkie-talkies. They were given unmarked vehicles with sometimes no license plates or private plate numbers during duty.